Shaving Products
Best Shave Ever! The Products That Took My Shave to the Top Shelf
After 61 razors and a couple of very understanding conversations with his wife, the DooDude finally found his holy grail of shaving.
I think I’ve found the holy grail of shaving. My face feels fantastic and BBS (baby-butt smooth) after trying some products I’d never used before.
Before I tell you what made my skin feel like a million bucks, I have to give credit to the sources that got me here. The first source is none other than the DooDude himself!
I’ve personally tried 61 different razors and concluded that four of them give me a great shave. I won’t tell the whole razor story here (that’s what Favorite Razors is for), but for all my nosy readers: my best shave ever includes a Gillette Fusion ProGlide.
Armed with my newfound razor knowledge, I turned my attention to shave products, specifically pre-shave, shave and post-shave products. I begged my wife for permission to be “silly” on a trip to the grocery store. Once she accepted my plea, I looked like a contestant on an old episode of Supermarket Sweep and burned through $100 worth of shaving products. Except for Cremo, the results were less than memorable.
Next came a tip from a co-worker about Taylor of Old Bond Street (sandalwood scent). That really upped the ante and convinced me there had to be something even better out there. My co-worker gave me an even better tip and sold me my first shave brush from West Coast Shaving. The brush makes a real difference, and it’s been part of my weekly routine since the day I bought it.
So I scoured the internet for shaving creams similar to Taylor of Old Bond Street and found a review of the best shaving creams from the Sharpologist (Mantic59). About Taylor of Old Bond Street, Mantic59 said, “While I think they might be at the bottom of the top shelf, they’re still on the top shelf!” That was all the ammunition I needed to figure out what was at the very top of the shelf!
I went straight off Mantic59’s list, since the Sharpologist is a very respected blog. Except I was about to be in the doghouse again. I went from “silly” to “totally bonkers” when I asked my wife if I could spend $250 on shave products to see if Mantic59’s suggestions would work for me too. After I promised her I’d get my head checked if I ever did this again, she gave me the nod to proceed (with a slight amount of skepticism, I might add).
The two products that took my shave to the top shelf
- Lucky Tiger Face Wash: a pre-shave face wash that gets everything ready to go.
- OneBlade Black Tie Shaving Cream: the medium lavender scent is nice, and the way it lathers on your face is phenomenal.
Mantic59’s review said: “OneBlade’s ‘Black Tie’ shave cream is only available in a single, moderately-strong lavender scent. But the performance is excellent: the ‘cushion’ aspect is particularly noteworthy.”
Boy, was he right about the cushion! My face felt great for a full 24 hours, and the shave was as BBS smooth as any I’ve ever had.
I honestly don’t know if it was the Lucky Tiger Face Wash or the OneBlade Black Tie Shaving Cream. Maybe it was both, but I’m not worried about it. Why? Because I’ll figure it out soon enough. For now, I’ll just enjoy the fact that I had the best shave of my life!
